Mumbai , 19 August 2020: IIT Bombay will celebrate 58th convocation in a very innovative way. The convocation will be held on 23 August 2020 from 1:30 pm onwards in a virtual reality mode keeping in view the safety measures during the ongoing pandemic.
Virtual Reality experience: Students can view their own animated personalised avatar receiving medals, awards, and degrees from the Chief Guest and the Director. They will view this on their mobile or desktop synchronised with the live telecast.
Prof. Duncan Haldane, co-recipient of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics, and a Professor of Physics at Princeton University will be the Chief Guest during the ceremony. Mr. Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO & Co-Founder of Blackstone, world-renowned investor and philanthropist will be the Guest of Honour.
The entire event will be broadcast live on DD Sahyadri channel so students, relatives, and friends, even in remote areas without internet access, can watch on a large screen with family. The event will also be live streamed on the Institute’s official Youtube Channel and social media pages.
Doordarshan Sahyadri
DD Free dish: 525
Dish TV: 1229
d2h: 769
Tata Sky: 1299
Youtube Live: https://www.youtube.com/IITBombayOfficialChannel
Facebook Live: http://www.facebook.com/iitbombay/
Dr Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director of IIT Bombay, said “We thought it best to arrange such a VR-convocation for the graduating students as we did not wish to put our students’ health at risk, but at the same time, we did not wish to deprive them and their families of the sense of achievement and pride of passing out of India’s premier engineering Institute.”
Virtual campus presence: visiting hostels, departments, and other campus meeting points to meet and interact with friends, faculty and club members
Schedule:
Saturday 22nd August 6 pm onwards Students visit virtual campus
Sunday 23rd August 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm e-Convocation in Virtual Reality Mode
4 to 6 pm Department events, meeting faculty
6 pm onwards Roaming around virtual campus
